A source passes along this sample primary ballot from the Franklin County clerk’s office in Missouri, which includes one prominent candidate who’s no longer running (Herman Cain) and omits one who is: Newt Gingrich.

Gingrich did not file for the Feb. 7 Missouri primary, and on Monday dismissed it as a “beauty contest” with no delegates at stake. Missouri Republicans will choose their 2012 convention delegates through a caucus process.

But Gingrich opponents have already pointed to his decision to skip out on Missouri as an example of his limited national organization. It’s not like this was a hard primary to file for, as is evident from the list of candidates who made the cut.

Two of Mitt Romney’s top supporters in Missouri, former Sen. Jim Talent and state Auditor Tom Schweich, released a statement yesterday trashing Gingrich for writing off their state’s non-binding February vote.

“Speaker Gingrich's claim that the Missouri primary is not important is disrespectful to Missouri voters and it suggests a lack of campaign organization,” they said in a statement from the campaign. “It is a mistake to ignore the Missouri primary as caucus-goers and delegates will be influenced by the results of the primary. Gov. Romney recognizes that Missouri is an important state not only in the primary but also in the general election.”